#053237#053237

#053237 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 29.1% C 0.047 H 206.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#053237
RGB	rgb(5, 50, 55)
HSL	hsl(186, 83%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(186, 91%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(90.9%, 9.1%, 0%, 78.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.32, -12.40, -7.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.32, 14.44, 210.81°)
OKLab	oklab(29.1% -0.0417 -0.0206)
OKLCH	oklch(29.1% 0.047 206.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.8925, 2.5891, 4.0137)
Luminance	0.0259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#053237 #370A05

analogous

#053723 #053237 #051937

triadic

#053237 #370532 #323705

tetradic

#053237 #230537 #370A05 #193705

square

#053237 #230537 #370A05 #193705

split-complementary

#053237 #370519 #372305

monochromatic

#03191C #03191C #053237 #0A656F #0F98A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.84

#053237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.52

#053237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #053237

13.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##053237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##053237	1.00	13.84	1.52	13.84
#FFFFFF	13.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D3037

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#262B37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003533

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #053237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(5, 50, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.1% 0.047 206.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4f6a6d',
    500: '#053237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #053237;
$custom-light: #4f6a6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#053237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 5,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186,
    "s": 83.333,
    "l": 11.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29105,
    "c": 0.04653,
    "h": 206.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#053237

secondary

#782820

accent

#432EFA

background

#F4F6F6

surface

#E7EBEB

border

#C3C6C6

text

#020607

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #053237

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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